Post by Askel McThurkill on Nov 25, 2008 11:30:24 GMT
Hi alaisdir6,
I want to clarify this for the other posters on here so they can judge for themselves the issues you bring up above.
I actually saw the comment RE Latin Mass.
My reading of it was that Guillaume made a comment about atheists that Hemingway disagreed with and he stated that his position on atheism was similar to that of a Fox News anchor man.
I remember you being exceptionally annoyed at this comment (and you expressed a wish that you hoped that the moderator was watching) because it was off topic and after that Hemingway stated that he was responding to Guillaume's remark regarding atheists and asked why Guillaume hadn’t been pulled up on this remark as he was also off topic.
I then believe hemingway went on to make what appeared to be a genuine comment regarding the Latin mass i.e. a comment about the topic under discussion.
Is that a fair reflection on what transpired?
As regards the Halloween thread I have that post saved as a word document.
I believe you were commenting to someone posting a rational response on whether Halloween was glorifying evil and you stated that you were happy that:
"At least someone here has common sense"
It appears hemingway chose to interpret your remark as possibly offensive to the other members of the site and he then went on to state that personally he wouldn’t take offence to your remark nor express a wish that the moderator was watching because:
"thats not my style".
I believe that comment was a "touché" remark as you had expressed a wish for the moderator to examine his comments on the Latin Mass thread.
Is this also a fair reflection of what transpired?
This is a fair and true re-telling of what happened IMO.
OK, Hemingway. I accept that.
What I am wondering is why did you come on to a topic you had no interest in to make an off-topic comment and why then, when one of the protagonist on that thread took you up on a remark you made about an opponent of his, did you pursue said protagonist on to another thread you had no previous or subsequent interest in tick him off?
Well, the matter is academic as one of the results of this tiresome business is to confine you to the open forum.
Pity in a way - I would like to see the perspectives of those who are not committed Catholics to intra-Catholic matters, rather than on endless debates on God's existence which generate more heat than light.